Public holidays in Estonia 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Estonia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day uusaasta	uusaasta
24 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day iseseisvuspäev	iseseisvuspäev
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday suur reede	suur reede
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday ülestõusmispühade 1. püha	ülestõusmispühade 1. püha
1 May Friday	Friday	May Day kevadpüha	kevadpüha
24 May Sunday	Sunday	Pentecost nelipühade 1. püha	nelipühade 1. püha
23 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Victory Day võidupüha	võidupüha
24 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Midsummer Day jaanipäev	jaanipäev
20 August Thursday	Thursday	Independence Restoration Day taasiseseisvumispäev	taasiseseisvumispäev
24 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Eve jõululaupäev	jõululaupäev
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day esimene jõulupüha	esimene jõulupüha
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Second Day of Christmas teine jõulupüha	teine jõulupüha

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Estonia (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Tallinn: high 4°C (39°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 39% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
May Day
Typically in Tallinn: high 9°C (48°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 33% of days
Thu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 4 days off
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
Typically in Tallinn: high 1°C (34°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 49% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Tallinn: high 0°C (32°F), low −3°C (27°F), rain on 56% of days
Mon 23 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 21 Feb – Tue 24 Feb)
Independence Day
Typically in Tallinn: high 0°C (32°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 51% of days
Mon 22 Jun: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 20 Jun – Wed 24 Jun)
Victory Day, Midsummer Day
Typically in Tallinn: high 19°C (66°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 30% of days
Fri 21 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 20 Aug – Sun 23 Aug)
Independence Restoration Day
Typically in Tallinn: high 21°C (70°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 41% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 20 Jun – Sun 28 Jun — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 22 Jun, Thu 25 Jun, Fri 26 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 23 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 21 Feb – Tue 24 Feb · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 22 Jun) get 5 days in a rowSat 20 Jun – Wed 24 Jun · Victory Day, Midsummer DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 23 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of ChristmasShow on calendar ↓